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UW Trustees Approve Facility Site for Planned Gateway Center

January 20, 2012 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees today approved a
2.4-acre site on Grand Avenue in Laramie for a proposed facility that will
provide a distinctive entry point to the university.

The UW Foundation, Alumni Association, Career Services and Admissions office are working jointly on the plan for a proposed UW Gateway
Center. It would be slated on the site of the former U.S. Forest Service
Research Station, located on the northwest corner of 22nd Street and Grand
Avenue, directly across from the UW Conference Center.

As envisioned, the UW Gateway Center will be a facility for
prospective students and parents to enter the university; for alumni to arrive
and celebrate the history and traditions of their alma mater; for corporations
and organizations to come to UW and recruit students; and for the UW
Foundation, Alumni Association, Career Services and Admissions office to
partner and collaborate in their efforts to support and promote the university.

Funding for the proposed facility will come from a combined
structure of UW Foundation funding, fundraising and UW Foundation revenue
bonds.

The university-owned site presently houses the ranger
station office facility, a garage, a small greenhouse and a storage facility.
The property was deeded to UW in 2005 and is the current office space for a
portion of the UW Foundation's staff.

"The university is in a unique position to elevate external
relations at Wyoming's university with a distinctive destination for welcoming
alumni, students, friends and donors to the UW campus," UW Foundation President
Ben Blalock says.

The project will bring together, in one location, the
offices of the UW Foundation and provide space for the UW Alumni Association,
Career Services, the UW Visitors Center, and various alumni and external
relations activities.

Among the features of the proposed UW Gateway Center are a
facility to recognize the university's distinguished alumni, significant
philanthropic supporters and UW's external leaders; a meeting and event
location for internal and external purposes; a public space to showcase the
university's history and traditions; a facility where tribute is given to the
university's private and public partnerships; a location for employers to
recruit UW students for internships and full-time positions; and a university
visitors center.

The UW Gateway Center is part of the university's Long Range
Development Plan.